Caribbean Tourism Organization, Caribbean Week Unveil App

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) goes mobile with the launch of an app for Caribbean Week 2013 in New York.  The application makes it easy for mobile users to locate and access Caribbean Week activities, as well as share photos, videos and comments on the event.  

The app was developed by Cititech Solutions, a New York-based technology company which specializes in providing technological support for businesses. Cititech Solutions is an Allied Member of the CTO.

"People are not sitting at their computers anymore so this app makes it possible for the CTO and its members to reach a much wider audience," said CarolAbabio, Cititech Solutions' chief operating officer.

The app can be downloaded from Google Play, the Apple store, or by scanning the QR bar code using the bar code reader on your phone.  There is also a link to Google Play on www.onecaribbean.org.

Caribbean Week in New York runs from June 1 - 8, 2013, with a series of consumer and industry related events, including the fascinating Students' Colloquium at which Caribbean students studying at the tertiary level present sustainable tourism projects that are practical and can provide a sustainable source of income for Caribbean nationals; the Caribbean Diaspora Forum, developed in collaboration with the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Caribbean Media Marketplace where CTO member governments and private sector exhibitors interact with leading journalists from trade and consumer press; the Media Awards Luncheon where the organization honors journalists for their award-winning features on the Caribbean; the Avalon Invest Caribbean Now Breakfast, the annual investment power forum on the Caribbean; and the Caribbean Marketing Conference & Awards Luncheon - organized by the CTO Allied members, where the latest cutting-edge marketing trends are presented and people who have made significant contributions to the region's tourism development are recognized.

The week comes to a close with its most exciting signature event, Rum and Rhythm™, the Ultimate Caribbean Cultural and Epicurean Experience atTribeca 360, 10 Desbrosses Street, New York, on Friday, June 7, from 6:30 to 10:30 P.M.

Television and film star, Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, As the World Turns, Flight) is the official spokesperson for Caribbean Week in New York and will be present at some of the events.

Caribbean Week in New York is supported by the Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME), Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), Cayman Islands, Dominica, the Empire State Building, Face of Fashion, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hardbeat Communications, Jamaica, Jewel Resorts, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St Eustatius,  St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.